I am still up on this holiday night coordinating some work efforts remotely. It has been an interesting weekend, to say the least, for work. Nonetheless, things like this happen in my line of work. I have been doing some thinking lately, and I have to admit that something just does not seem right.

I believe part of the reason for this is that I have been trying to return to a normal workout routine. Admittedly, other events have conspired against my attempts at maintaining that routine–late nights at work, early morning meetings and conference calls, and the occasional late night out. I have also discovered that as I have gotten older my body needs, nay, demands something close to 8 hours of sleep. I was remarking to someone else how it used to be that I could easily get by on 6 hours of sleep, but now that I am older I cannot get by on that small amount of sleep. Nonetheless, all of these have conspired against me into letting me get a bit out of shape.

I have started to take steps to ameliorate this condition, though. I have been going to the gym more frequently, and I have been getting back into my running program that I had used to get ready for my 5K a little more than a year ago. Additionally, I am actually doing a Boot Camp starting in June. If ever there was a kick start, that will most certainly do the trick. I am still debating about returning to an evening workout routine. I used to do that when I worked out at College Park, and I think that is the best time for me to work out. I can get in an hour of cardio easily, and I can fit in at least 30 minutes of weight room work. I think I need to set aside a week where I work out in the evening as opposed to the mornings, and maybe this week will be the test.

There are some other things I have been pondering lately, too. I have fallen badly out of touch with some very old friends. I feel terrible about it, but then I feel even worse when I contemplate what to do about it. By old friends, I mean those who grew up with me and went to the same schools I did. They are married, with kids–sometimes many–and enjoying suburban living. Still, though, I need to get together with them every once in a while. I think I will make a call this week and try to arrange something.

I have been quite the procrastinator of late, and I have really procrastinated on things to get done around the house. There are some small repair things that need to get done, and I think I have procrastinated on them mainly because I am being a bit cheap. I think the bigger reason I have avoided them is simply trying to find someone reputable to do the work well and inexpensively. Nonetheless, I need to get them done. I think my approach here is going to be the same with what I do at work–To-Do lists!

Finally, I really think a getaway to see some friends is in order. I really have not done any traveling–it is far easier to find an excuse to not travel. I am definitely planning on a trip to visit Chris in LA, but I am also considering a couple of smaller trips. I need to get out to St. Louis and see Paul, and I think a long weekend in New York is beckoning. The sum of this, though, is that these trips will do me good on a variety of different levels. I haven’t taken a trip like this in quite a while, and I think I need it.

Enough of my writing my ponderings, though. They will remain just that if I do nothing with them. Time to turn words into actions.